Kawatana川棚町

Kawatana-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Kawatana (川棚町, Kawatana-cho) is a town in Nagasaki Prefecture. Population 13,377 (2020 census), area 37.25 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

川棚町

Reading

Kawatana-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashisonogi District 東彼杵郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagasaki 長崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

13,377 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.9% from 14,067

Area

37.25 km²

Density

359 people per km²

Households

5,195

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

33.1%

Foreign residents

98 (0.7%)

Code

42322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kawatana.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kawatana. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ureshino City嬉野市(Saga)
• Sasebo City佐世保市
• Higashisonogi Town東彼杵町
• Hasami Town波佐見町

Questions about Kawatana

Is Kawatana a city, a town, or a village?

Kawatana (川棚町) is a town (町, cho) in Nagasaki Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Higashisonogi District (東彼杵郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawatana?

Kawatana is in Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kawatana?

13,377 at the 2020 census, down 4.9% from 14,067 in 2015. The area is 37.25 km², which is 359 people per km². 5,195 households. 33.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawatana?

Four: Ureshino City (嬉野市) in Saga, Sasebo City (佐世保市), Higashisonogi Town (東彼杵町), and Hasami Town (波佐見町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawatana in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawatana written in Japanese?

川棚町, read Kawatana-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kawatana begin?

長崎県東彼杵郡川棚町… (Nagasaki-ken, Higashisonogi-gun, Kawatana-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.